Question

A road crew is widening a street that is 24 m wide. Their scale drawing says the new street has to be 125% of the width of the old street. How wide should the new street be?

A. 19.2 m
B. 28 m
C. 30 m
D. 300 m

Answer 1

The Answer would be C

Explanation:

If the street is already 24 m wide, and it is being expanded by 125%

then the correct answer is C. 30 m!

To put it simply 125% means 1 1/4.

1/4 of 24 is 6.

So, you have 24 + 6 = 30

Answer 2

If the street is already 24 m wide, and it is being expanded by 125%, then the correct answer is C. 30 m!

125% simply means 1 1/4. 1/4 of 24 is 6. So, you have 24 + 6 = 30!

Explanation: